The first name Ladislaus
A boy’s name meaning “power”, “glory”.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Ladislaus means “power”, “glory”.
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Ladislaus, Latinization of a Slavic royal name *Voldislavъ, from the elements Proto-Slavic *voldь (“power”) (see *volděti) and Proto-Slavic *slava (“glory”). Doublet of Laszlo and Vladislav.
More names that mean famous, strong.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ladislaus at birth, 1880–2025
In 1934, 5 boys born in the United States were named Ladislaus, the 3,960th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1915, when 22 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Ladislaus in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Famous people named Ladislaus
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ladislaus WeinekAustro-Hungarian astronomer (1848-1913)
- Ladislaus KurpielAustrian footballer (1883-1930)
- Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of CambridgeBritish Army general (1868-1927)
- Roderich Mojsisovics von MojsvárAustrian composer and conductor (1877–1953)
Questions
- What does the name Ladislaus mean?
- Ladislaus means “power”, “glory”.
- Is Ladislaus a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 212 US babies named Ladislaus since 1880 were boys.
- When was Ladislaus most popular?
- 1915 in the United States, when 22 babies were named Ladislaus, its highest rank at 1,486th.